The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16
''THE PRIME MINISTER, "
DIR. TALMAGE,s SUNDAY sERMeS.
The Good Nan Need Have No Fear of
Being Crushed, Though
All is Darkness.

You cannot keep ). g~od man down. God
has t'ec,-esssii Tor him certain elevation to
Which he must attain. He will i'rins hilh
through though it c:,ss. Him a thou
sand wor'de. There are men constantly in
trouble lest they shall not be appreciated.
Every man comes in the end to be valued at
just what he is worth. How often You ses
men tp>n ont all their forces to crush
one nan or set ef me>c How do they
succeed. No better than did the govern
meht thai tried to crush Joseph, Scripture
character upon which we speak td-dav. l.
would be an Insult TO suppose that you were
bot ali familiar with the life of Joseph; how
his jealous brothers threw him into the pit,
but, seeing caravan Of Arabian merchants
moving along on their camelS with spices and
gums. that loaded the air with aroma. sold
their brother to these merchants, who carried
him down into Egypt; how Joseph wss sold
10 Petipha1~, man Of irhuenca and office. hoS
by his Integrity !aS raised himself 70 high posi-:
ton in The realm, until under the false charge
81 vile wretch he was hurled into the peni-
tentiary; how in prison he commanded re-
spect and confidence; how by the interpreta-
ton OF. Paraoh's dream he was freed and be-
came the chief man in government, the Bis,
marck of the nation; how in time OF famine
Joseph had the control of a storelouSe
WHICH TS vac EilSO LIZ SSh Gil
years Of plenty; how when his brothers who
had thrown him into the pit and sold him into
captivity applied fer cosit he sent Them nome
with their beasts borne down under the
heft Of the corn sacks; how the sin against
their brother which had so long been hidden
came out at last, and was returned by that
brothers forgiveness and kindness, an IL
lustrious triumph of Christian principle;
Learn from this story in the first place,
alo@ .,-s..1S "A to
character. Potiphar was only man OF the
world, yet Joseph rose in his estimation until
all the affairs of that greet hot,se were COM
mitted to sis charge. From this servant no
honors or condolences were withheld. When
Joseph was in prison he soon won the heart
of the keeper, and, though placed
there for being scoundrel, he soon
convinced the jailer that he was an in
nocent man, and, released from close ecn6ne:
ment, he became general supGrihts shdent
ef prison, affairs, Wherever Joseph was
placed, whether a servant in the house of
Potipl!ar or a prisoner in the penitentiary, he
became the first man everywhere and IS an
Illustration Of the truth II lay down, that the
world is compelled to honor Christian char
acter.
There are those who affect tc. dsspis5 a re-
ngious life. They speak OF it as a. System Of
phlebotoniS BY which man is bled Of all his
Courage and nobility. They say he has be-
meaned himself. They pretend to have no
more confidence in him since his conversion
than before his conversion. But all that is
hypocrisy. 1t is impossible fer any man
not to admire end fSnt1de in Chris
tian who shows that be has really become a
child of God and is what he professes to be.
You cannot deSpise son or a daughter OF
the Lord God Almighty. Of course half and
holf y>o1ioripr1c T.Haracfar annT01a-
tion. Redwald, the King of the Saxors; after
Christian BAPTISM had two altars, one for
the worship Of God and the other for the
sacrifice of devils. You may have contempt
for such men, for mere pretensions of
religion, but when you behold the excellency
of Jesus Christ come out in the life Of one o.
his disciples, all that there is good and noble
in your soul rises up inte admiration.
Though that Christian be as far beneath
you il estate as the Egyptian slave of whom
we are discussing, by an irrevocable
law of our nature Potiphar and Pharoah
will always esteem Joseph. Chrysostom
Empress, sent word to her sayingi go tell
her that fear nothing but SIM Such no.
bility Of character will always be applarded.
There was something in ASrippa and Felix
which demanded their respect for Paul, the
rebel against government. doubt not they
would willingly have yielded their Office and
dignity for the thouSandth part Of that
true heroism which beanied in tue
eye and beat in the heart OF the unconouer-
able apostle The ihfdel and wording are
compelled to honor in their hearts, though
they may not eu,ogize with their lips, a
Christian firm in persecution, cheerful in
poverty. trustful in losses, triumphant in
death. | find Christian men in all professions
and occupations and / find them respected,
and honored, and successful. John Frederick
Oberlin alleviating ignorance and distress,
John Howard passing from dungeon to laz-
arctic with healing for the body and the soul.
Elizabeth Frye coming to the profigate of
Newgate prison to shake down their obdu-
racy as the angel came to the prison at Phil
lippi, driving open the doors and snap
ping locks and chains, as well as
the lives of thousands of the follow
ers of Jesus who have devoted them
selves to the temporal and spiritual
welfare Of the race, are monuments of the
Christian religion that shall not crumble
while the world lasts. A man in the cars
said: 81 would like to become Christian if
I only knew what religion is. But if this
lying and cheating and bad behavior among
men who profess to be good is religion, |
want none Of it." But, my friends. If am
an artist in Rome and a man comes to me and
asks what the art of painting is, must moi
show him the daub o. some mere pretender.
I viii take him to the Raphaels and the
Michael Angeles. 1t is most unfair and dis
honest to take the ignominious failures in
Christian profession instead of the glorious
successes. The Bible and the church are great
picture galleries filled with masterpieces.
Furthermore, we learn from this story OF
Joseph that the result of persecution is eleva-
ton. Had it not been for his being sold into
Egyptian bondage by his malicious brothers
and his false Imprisonment. Joseph would
never have become Prime Minister. Every.
body accepts the promise Blessed
are they that are prosecuted for right
eousness sake, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven" but they do
not realize the fact that this principle ap-
plies to worldly as we'll as spiritual success.
Had it not been for lEschines who brought
Impeachment against Demosthenes, the i'm
mortal Grafton De Corona, would never have
been delivered. Men rise to high political
position through Misrepresentation and the
assault of the public Public abuse is all that
some of our public men have had
to rely upon for their elevation. It
has brought to them what talent anG
executive force could never have achieved
Many of those who are making great effort
for place and power will never succeed just
because they are not of enough importance
to be abused it is the nature Of man to
gather about those who are prosecuted and
defend them, and they are apt to forget the
faults of those who are the subjects of at
tack while attempting to drive back the
slanderers. Helen Stirk, a Scotch martyr
condemned with her husband to death for
Christ's sake, said to her husband: Rejoice;
We have lived together many joyful days, but
this day wherein We mg'st die together ought
to be most joyful to us both. Therefore
will not bid you good night. for soon weshall
meet in the heavenly kingdom" By the flash
of the furnace best Christian character is
demonstrated.
l go into another department, and find
hot Of Gricf fions